Tell 3 or should I say 2.5?

[ccdjg]

Have any of you taken your Tell 3 apart? The Haenel 28 was easy but I did that with my beater. Thought it would be good to do a good cleaning but, my head tells me don't fix whats not broken, especially with a rare one.

It is pretty straightforward to take apart except for one important step. When you remove the rear sight to unscrew the cylinder end-cap there is a small pin which is there to prevent the cap being screwed in too far. This has to be removed before the cap can be unscrewed, and this can be tricky (impossible?) if it is rusted in or excessively tight. If the unwary does not know it is there and uses force to unscrew the cap then damage can result (shades of the Webley "Do not remove" end plug!) Usually the pin can be removed by unscrewing the end cap a tiny amount and tapping the cylinder until the pin drops out. If it is firmly stuck then I guess the only option would be to drill it out. Not a good design feature

[45flint]

It is pretty straightforward to take apart except for one important step. When you remove the rear sight to unscrew the cylinder end-cap there is a small pin which is there to prevent the cap being screwed in too far. This has to be removed before the cap can be unscrewed, and this can be tricky (impossible?) if it is rusted in or excessively tight. If the unwary does not know it is there and uses force to unscrew the cap then damage can result (shades of the Webley "Do not remove" end plug!) Usually the pin can be removed by unscrewing the end cap a tiny amount and tapping the cylinder until the pin drops out. If it is firmly stuck then I guess the only option would be to drill it out. Not a good design feature

Wow, thanks I saw that little pin when I took the sight off to look at the serial number and wondered what it did. Actually you are reinforcing my don't fix what's not broken. Hey, faulty weak grips, little pins, to mess me up, and these pistols are the "Holy Grail"? Maybe the War didn't end the production of these pistols? Lol. Hugo Schmeisser is looking smarter and smarter.